Dr. John Dolittle (Rex Harrison) lives in a small English village where he specializes in caring for, and verbally communicating with, animals. When Dr. Dolittle is unjustly sent to an insane asylum for freeing a lovesick seal from captivity, his animals liberate him, and, joined by his human companions - Matthew Mugg (Anthony Newley), Tommy Stubbins (William Dix), and Emma Fairfax (Samantha Eggar) - they set out in a boat to find the elusive Great Pink Sea Snail.

Notes

Adapted from a series of novels by Hugh Lofting, the film primarily combines the stories of three of the books: "The Story of Doctor Dolittle" (1920), "The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle" (1922), and "Doctor Dolittle's Circus" (1924).

The start of all that puritanical animal rights, anti-hunting tripe. Rex Harrison has a lot to answer for! After revealing what an exceptionally talented young actor he was in "The Nanny", it's a pity that William Dix was reduced to a fairly two-dimensional role in this dull, overlong, poorly paced, great big turkey of a film.

My Movie Rating: 3 / 10

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